eal TimesMA publication of COMMUNITY MEALS, INC. Spring 2016

c/o Christ Church 105 Cottage PlaceRidgewood, New Jersey 07450

PHONE: 201-447-8295

e-mail: communitymealsonwheels@gmail.comWEBSITE: www.communitymealsonwheels.org

Board of Directors 2016Executive Board

President Kim MountVice President Peter AntoniniTreasurer Ray AccetturaRecording Secretary Donna NihenCorresponding Sec’y Cindy Galvan

Jack EganCharles Flynn

Stacey GilmartinPatsy Jensen

Pat KehrbergerEllen KimmerleNeal Sherman

Peggy VandervoortJeffrey Wilson

Janet Mills Wong

Ex-Officio DirectorsDawn Cascio (The Valley Hospital)

Vivian Peterson (Volunteer Luncheon)

Day Chairpersons(Daily Volunteer Coordinators)

Monday & Friday Lynne Van EngelTuesday Peggy Vandervoort Wednesday Jeffrey WilsonThursday Jack Egan

Volunteer CoordinatorPeter Antonini

AdministrationExecutive Director Rebecca ConboyAssociate Director Penny Schildkraut

A private, nonprofit meals on wheels program serving Allendale, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Waldwick and part of Saddle River

Please visit our web page: www.communitymealsonwheels.orgPlease note our new email address: Communitymealsonwheels@gmail.com

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thought-A letter from President Kim Mount

Another year has gone by and everyone at Community Meals, Inc. has been very busy. In a quote by Terri Guillemets, “The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers” and our volunteers have given out many, many hugs! The winter was much kinder to us this year and we were grateful. Our clients were still delivered Blizzard Bags, bags of shelf stable food, in the event the meal delivery is canceled. Better to be prepared and that our clients are taken care of. Over the past year, CMI’s roster has grown so our volunteers are delivering more meals every day. Last year our loyal volunteers packed and delivered 24,282 meals over 253 days, which are almost 100 meals a day!

Our board for 2016 has one new addition, Neal Sherman. Neal has been delivering meals for Community Meals for almost two years and has been involved in our March for Meals campaign this year. Many of our board members have experience in working with other non-profit organizations. I believe that our board members and executive staff’s combined experience and excellent skill sets will assure our organizations’ highly responsible use of resources and continued success in serving our clients. We will continue our goal to be able to deliver affordable meals to our clients and to provide reduced-cost or free meals to those clients with financial needs. We support those that are elderly, ill, or disabled who cannot shop or prepare meals for themselves.

Fundraising is a necessary component of the CMI mission. We continue to reach out to small businesses, corporations, civic organizations, foundations and individuals to close the gap between our revenues and our expenses. CMI also continues to organize fundraising events to secure donations. We are so grateful to all of the grantors who did support us over the past year and we will continue to nurture these relationships and continue to seek new support opportunities in the future.

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Menu“Food For Thought”

Donor Honor Roll

“March for Meals”

“Letters of Lovefrom Aroundthe Country”

New Director

“Meals thatMatter”

Fundraiser

“Blizzard Bags”“VolunteerLuncheon”

“Donate Goodsfor the

Greater Good”

Meal TimesA CMI Publication

Layout...........Mark Ruckhaus

Proofreader & Distribution..........................Ellen Kimmerle.....................Stacey Gilmartin....................Janet Mills Wong

DONOR HONOR ROLLWe gratefully acknowledge the support of our generous contributors. Your financial gifts ensure the continuing existence of Community Meals - a meal delivery program that is a vital and unduplicated service in our geographic region.

(Donors from 5/1/2015-4/30/2016)

Ray AccetturaJanice AdeAllendale Bar & GrillA ManoAndrea’s RistoranteAnonymousJoyce AndrewArturo’s RestaurantMichael & Tracy AuteraEleanor BerkeryJerome & Marcia BermanBob BiagiBarbara Abney BolgerKimberly BradyLaurie BrightlyJacquelyn BurrowsJessica ButlerJeanette CabardoOrlando & Mercedes CamejoAndrew CarmichaelLynn Vogel & Lynn CarterCommunity Church of Glen RockCommunity Thrift ShopJim & Rebecca ConboyMary CronanJerry & Diane CunninghamJenny DarakjianBeth DellMichael & Marilyn DeLucaR. Scott & Abigail DennyCatherine DiGraziaLeo & Susan DonnellyCarol DorseyBeatrice R. EiseleChris & Mary Claire EisenhardtMargaret FaathLydia FegleyMargaret FiskCharles & Mary FlynnGeorge & Jamie FrederickElizabeth FuentesFrank & Brenda Gallagher FoundationGlen Rock InnJohn & Stacey GilmartinJoan GroomeRichard HahnGordon & Laurie HammKerin Lynn HamiltonDavid Harris & Joyce Johnson

Ho-Ho-Kus InnHudson City Savings BankJalapeno’s Mexican GrillPunam KashyapGeorge & Patricia KehrbergerLucille KiernanRichard KirtleyKathryn KnuckelKings Food Market (Bernstein & Sons)Tom & Peg KohliValerie KowkabanyDavid & Nancy KunisWilliam LanchantinHanna LandauRenee LandieriThomas & Renee LandieriTom & Maribeth LaneDaniel & Jackie LauerElizabeth LeyMezza Luna Bistro RistoranteMelissa Maloney & Brian DuffyDavid & Sandra MartinFrancis McLeanMerck/Schering PloughMeyers & Capomaggi LLCAnthony MeyerDorothy MeyersMezza LunaThomas MierswaDaniel MillsMintz, Girgan & BrightlyJoel & Judith MitchelMeals On Wheels America/SubaruRobert & Teresa MooreMorgan StanleyKurt MuenzWarren MullenJames & Susan MulskiNellie’s PlaceNew Jersey Multiple Listing ServiceDonna NihenKristine NylundMichael O’ConnellPBA Local #134Park West TavernRaymond & Barbara PatetePeter J. PeiranoVivian PetersonJohn & Patricia Petrone

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Plaza Gift & JewelrySalvatore PumaCarol RaffRuth (Mimi) RankinRidgewood High School Project InteractAndrew RolfeRosario’s TrattoriaRotary Club of RidgewoodThe Rotary Club of Ridgewood AMDoris RyanThomas SalounFrancis SchottSandra SchusterSchwartz Family FoundationJesse SchwatzmanCarolyn SementoNeal ShermanSicilian SunDr. Lawrence SimonJon SinkwayJoe & Lisa SmickEleanor SophiaSt. Elizabeth’s ChurchSteven & Ida SteinerDouglas & Judy StoneJohn SweeneyTD Charitable FoundationWilliam & Lisa TorpeyUnited Way of MA & Merrimack ValleyValley Hospital FoundationFrederick VanderbeckPeggy VandervoortPrasanna VenkateshThe Village GrilleWells Fargo FoundationDiane WintersDon & Janet Wong

In Honor of All the Volunteers and StaffMargaret & David Hughes

In Honor of Tracy Autera & Jaime FrederickKenneth & Sarina Bronfin

In Honor of Charles LanskiGloria Lanski

In Honor of Dorothy MeyersRichard & Lindsey Moniyhan

In Honor of Kim & Chris MountAlice George

In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Francis SchottCipora Schwartz

In Honor of Our VeteransRajinder & Pushpa Mehta

In Honor of Janet WongJoann Coughlin

In Memory of Eleanor AntoniniPeter Antonini

In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. J. CanariatoSalvatore & Carol Canariato

In Memory of Clinton D. & Grace A. CarloughThe Clinton D. & Grace A. Carlough Charitable Foundation

In Memory of Betsy ChamberlinBruce ChamberlinRichard Chamberlin

In Memory of Barbara ChappellLynn Molinaro

In Memory of Sophia ChmielewskiCeleste Chmielewski

In Memory of Ethel CliffordKathleen Grabianowski

In Memory of Vincent CiullaPhillip Ciulla

In Memory of Bob DavisJane Davis

In Memory of Beatrice DelMonicoJanet Alaimo

In Memory of Evelyn DunlopLynne Moran

In Memory of Peter & Alice EganJack Egan

In Memory of Leonard GoldfarbElaine Goldfarb

In Memory of Lorraine GutkowskiChristopher & Kim MountVivian PetersonKen & Lynn Sylvan

In Memory of Arthur GillDorothy Gill

In Memory of Joseph LipariOtto & Jean ArnoldKenneth & Kathleen BatorRita BatorRichard & Diane BavielloKennth & Debra BeckRoger & Ruth BlakelyRobert & Elisabeth CirilloChristopher & Denise CollovaKenneth & Tracey CookGlenn & Colleen HayesJames & Deborah HilbertRobert & Margaret JanzerStephen & Arlene KanyeKenneth & Roberta KutchaEmery & Jan KutneyWilliam & Lisa KutneyFrank & Jeanne Lauria

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Laura LipariRestituto & Darlene RuizMatthew & Kathleen StathisKarl & Wendy WeissRussell & Susan Wyman

In Memory of Joseph MarinoChris & Dawn Marino

LETTERS OF LOVEFROM AROUND THE COUNTRYThis past February, Community Meals once again received hundreds of handmade Valentine cards created for our clients from young people across the country. This campaign, a collaboration between Meals On Wheels Association of America and DoSomething.org, encouraged teens to make Valentine's Day cards for homebound, elderly, ill or disabled adults to convey their messages of love and support.

“We received about 400 cards this year, and so each of our clients received several individual cards, each with a unique Valentine message,” said Rebecca Conboy, Executive Director of Community Meals, Inc. “We are grateful for this thoughtful gesture by young people from many places for the third year in a row.”

DoSomething.org sponsors ongoing national campaigns in an effort to inspire young people to use their time and talent for social good. Projects are intended to make a memorable impact and do not require money, an adult, or a car. With a goal of five million active members, DoSomething.org is one of the largest organizations in the US for teens and social change.

In Memory of Moya McEnroeMonica McCabe

In Memory of Jack MurphyDavid & Nancy Kunis

In Memory of Dr. Joachim OppenheimerLila Oppenheimer

In Memory of Philip SileoCarol Sileo

BLIZZARD BAGSIn early November, the Blizzard Bag Committee met to plan our shopping strategy and organize the assembly of the bags. Lists were made, dates were agreed on and we set off to work. The committee members shopped for the items and filled the bags. Included in each of the reusable shopping bags were soup, milk, crackers, oatmeal and other essentials to get CMI's clients through a couple of days when normal deliveries cannot be made due to inclement weather. By mid-November, the Blizzard Bags were distributed to all of our clients, free of charge, by our faithful volunteers during regular meal deliveries. These bags are important and can make the difference to someone who is relying on our program for their regular meals.

Blizzard Bag CommitteeL-R: Pat Kehrberger, Cindy Galvin,

Jeffrey Wilson, Jack Egan,Ellen Kimmerle and Peggy Vandervoort

https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMeals

DONOR HONOR ROLLcontinued

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MARCH FOR MEALSby Stacey Gilmartin

Community Meals has been an active participant in the Mayors for Meals event, a component of the month-long March for Meals national campaign since 2010. Mayors and/or elected officials from the towns we serve deliver meals to their constituents in an effort to raise awareness for the growing number of seniors facing senior hunger and isolation. On March 22 & 23, CMI welcomed the Honorable Liz White (Mayor of Allendale) and Allendale Councilwomen Amy Wilczynski and Jackie McSwiggan; the Honorable Bruce Packer (Mayor of Glen Rock), the Honorable Paul Aronsohn (Mayor of Ridgewood) and the Honorable Thomas Giordano (Mayor of Waldwick). We appreciate the support and dedication of our elected officials.

This year, as CMI celebrates 45 years of serving a growing community, we committed to the month-long March for Meals campaign, expanding our program to include a variety of “Community Champions” in hopes of bringing a wider scope of attention to our privately funded community service--and whose services are not duplicated by any other organization or agency in the towns we serve. Our goal continues to be to recruit new volunteers from our community and to increase fundraising from foundations, local businesses and supporters.

Thank you to our 2016 Community Champions:Contemporary Club of Ho-Ho-Kus, The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, Women in Community Service (WICS--Glen Rock), Kristine Nylund (member of the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Health), Terrie O’Connor Realtors: Ellen Kimmerle, Louise Jennee, and Eleanor Collins, and from The Valley Hospital Food & Nutrition Department: Dawn Cascio, MS RD, Director and Debbie Gorglione, Diet Office Supervisor. Your participation can ensure the seniors in our community to live more healthy, happy and independent lives at home, where they want to be.

We also wish to thank the editors of the local newspapers and online news services for sending reporters and photographers to cover our events, as well as local churches who printed information about our campaign in their Sunday bulletins. The grant application, which included documentation, (photographs, social media postings, letters to the editor, relevant articles) from the above efforts were complied and submitted to Meals On Wheels America on April 15th. Last year CMI was awarded $2,000 and this year we hope to do better. The grand prize is $10,000, gold level is $5,000 and silver level is $2,500. Subaru and The Caesars Foundation underwrite the March for Meals and Mayors for Meals Campaigns. We will announce our award status on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/C o m m u n i t y M e a l s , o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n w e b s i t e : www.communitymealsonwheels.org, as well as via Constant Contact email. If you are a Facebook user please “Like” our page to stay in touch!

Community Meals’ newest board member, Neal Sherman (left), and Glen Rock’s new Mayor,

Bruce Packer, pack meals in the recent Mayors for Meals event.

Nationally, 1 IN 6 seniors struggles with hunger

We can provide a senior Meals on Wheels for 1 YEAR for roughly the same cost as 1 DAY in a hospital.

1 YEAR 1 DAY

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Investing in Meals on Wheels is a WIN-WIN for our families, our communities and our nation.

©-2016 Meals on Wheels America

Community Meals Client Charles Dunlop is visited by (L-R): Elizabeth Jastrzebska,

Debbie Gorglione, Melissa Baginski and Dawn Cascio.

Elizabeth and Melissa volunteer from the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood.

Meals that MatterFundraiser

by Janet Mills Wong

On Thursday, June 9, restaurants in each of the towns we serve have generously agreed to donate a portion of their revenues from that day to Community Meals. By patronizing one of these restaurants, you can enjoy a “meal that matters” and know that you are helping CMI fulfill its commitment to subsidize any client with financial need and to keep meals affordable for all our clients. Below is a list of the fifteen participating restaurants.

Mark your calendars:

Thursday, June 9Enjoy your meal out

so that others may enjoy their meal in!ALLENDALE: ALLENDALE BAR & GRILL HO-HO-KUS: ALBERT’S CAFE AMICI HO-HO-KUS INN & TAVERN THE SICILIAN SUNGLEN ROCK: THE GLEN ROCK INN JALAPEÑOS MEXICAN GRILLEWALDWICK: ANDREA’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO LIMONCELLO RISTORANTE NELLIE’S PLACE THE VILLAGE GRILLEMIDLAND PARK: ARTURO’S RESTAURANT ROSARIO’S TRATTORIARIDGEWOOD: A MANO IT’S GREEK TO ME PARK WEST TAVERN

Donations Matter

COMMUNITY MEALS INC.

NAME:_______________________

ADDRESS: ___________________________

____________________________

CITY: ____________________________

APT.#_______ ZIP CODE: ________

Enclosed please find my donation: $50 Cost of meals for one week

$100 Cost of meals for two weeks

$150 Cost of meals for three weeks

$200 Cost of meals for one month

OTHER

MY EMPLOYER HAS A MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM

IN HONOR OF: _________________________

IN MEMORY OF: _________________________

Please mail your donation to:COMMUNITY MEALS, INC.

c/o Christ Church105 Cottage Place

Ridgewood, NJ 07450A private, nonprofit meals on wheels program

Allendale, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood & part of Saddle River

All contributions are tax deductible.

We will mail you an acknowledgement of your gift for tax purposes.

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Community Meals, Inc.New Director on Board

On April 7, the Community Meals Board of Directors unanimously elected the following new board member:

Neal Sherman

Neal has been volunteering at CMI for the past 18 months and very much enjoys delivering food to our clients. He joined us after taking an early retirement from his job as a Project Manager at a NYC advertising firm. He had been in this field for over 30 years, working on many major accounts like Mercedes-Benz, Pfizer and Revlon. Neal enjoys taking long walks around the area early each morning to get himself ready for the day. He has resided in Ridgewood for 30 years along with his partner, Rich. They recently purchased a second home in Maine as both of them are now retired from the workforce. They will be splitting their time between each location as the seasons change, enjoying each state’s beauty. Neal is an avid movie fan, as well as, all the classic British comedy shows.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEcontinued from page 1

I hope you will be able to participate in to our 7th Annual “Meals That Matter” fundraiser on Thursday, June 9. Various restaurants in the towns that we serve generously agree to donate a percentage of the day’s receipts to Community Meals. Simply dine in one of the restaurants listed on page six on June 9th and we do the rest. It is easy and fun and you can “Enjoy your meal out so others may enjoy their meals in.” Thank you to all of the participating restaurants for their generosity in hosting this event and to all of you who have supported past fundraisers.

None of the many events such as March for Meals, Meals That Matter, Spring Newsletter, Share the Love campaign, and many administrative tasks would have been accomplished without our devoted board members. Our daily meal deliveries would not have been possible without our volunteers that arrive each week to pack and deliver the meals to our clients. They not only deliver meals, but bring a smile, a brief conversation and happiness to our clients. Many of our volunteers are the only visitors our clients have. On many occasions, our volunteers have helped clients by contacting the police or EMTs when medical care is needed. I thank all of our volunteers for their time, effort and dependability; you truly make such a difference in many people’s lives. A special thank you to our Day Chairs – Lynne, Peggy, Jeffrey, and Jack for ensuring that our delivery routes are covered and to the

VOLUNTEER LUNCHEONOn Monday, November 7, 2016, at 12:30 PM, we will be welcoming all our volunteers to our 45th Annual Volunteer Recognition luncheon. The luncheon is held at the Ridgewood Woman’s Club. It is such a wonderful time when all of our volunteers gather and are recognized for the hours of time they give to Community Meals. In addition to our daily volunteers, board members and our executive staff, mayors from the towns that we serve are also in attendance. Vivian Peterson, an “ex-officio” board

member who has been with Community Meals since its start, does a fantastic job organizing these luncheons.

In the past, we had talented musicians who played during the luncheon. We are losing our great musicians, Gui Rinesh, a violinist, who has moved to Arizona, and our bassist, Jimmy Conboy, son of our Executive Director Rebecca Conboy, who will be attending Middlebury College in the fall. Congratulations, we will miss you both.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at this year’s luncheon.

Executive staff for keeping the office running efficiently. And of course our Board Members for the hours of time they give to keep CMI running smoothly. Have a wonderful spring and summer!

Ray Accettura, Carol Dorsey, Vivian Peterson, Ellen Kimmerle,Eleanor Collins and Louise Jennee at last year’s luncheon

COMMUNITY MEALS, INC.c/o Christ Church105 Cottage Place

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

PHONE: 201-447-8295email: communitymealsonwheels@gmail.com

A private, nonprofit meals on wheels program serving Allendale, Glen Rock,

Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Waldwick and

part of Saddle River

DONATE GOODS FOR THE GREATER GOOD! The items in your home you no longer need may be just what someone else is looking for! Donating your gently used goods will be very good indeed for Community Meals!

Bring your unwanted items in excellent condition to The Community Thrift Shop in Midland Park. The thrift shop exists to support charities and give low-income customers a great place to shop. CMI receives a portion of the revenues from the sale of your donated items. The thrift shop accepts clothes, jewelry, books, toys, china, glassware, linens, small furniture and most household items. Simply tell the staff that your donation is for CMI (Charity No. 87.) The more “inventory” our supporters provide to the thrift shop, the more money we receive to defray the cost of our meals and fully subsidize our clients with financial need. In 2015 we earned over $1,200 from the shop! The Community Thrift Shop welcomes in-season clothing (no men’s suits) and also is actively seeking current magazines, especially those for women. Bric-a-brac and household décor items are very popular sellers.

Donations may be made only on Mondays from 10 am to 2 pm and on the first Saturday of the month, also 10 am to 2 pm. Up to four shopping bags per donation are permitted and tax receipts are provided. Shoppers are welcome on Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. The Community Thrift Shop is store #85 in the lower level of the Midland Park Shopping Center (King’s, CVS etc. but entrance is in the back of the building) at Godwin Ave. and Goffle Rd.

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